Practice makes perfect, but knowing how and what to practice helps. Brewer Scott Frank, of Wilmette, is all about improvement and said he enters beer competitions, like the Great American Beer Festival, because of the insightful critiques from beer experts. “The purpose of doing it, as a new brewery (Double Clutch), is to get objective […]
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of “Chicago beer” started with Old Style and ended with a draft from Goose Island’s brewpub. In the past few years, however, local breweries have been starting up in the city and suburbs at an astounding rate — from just a handful in the late 90s to […]
Local brewery Sketchbook opened in Evanston in late 2014, brewing up small-batch craft beers and selling them by the growler. They’ve been so successful — both in retail and wholesale — that they have just opened a brand spanking new street-front tap room on Chicago Avenue, just down the street from the brewery, and conveniently […]
